Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 60 | |
| Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 56 | |
| Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 53 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 52 | |
| Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 51 | |
| Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | 20 | 50 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 50 | |
| Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 48 | |
| Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 44 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | 2 | 43 | |
| Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 42 | |
| Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 39 | |
| Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 38 | |
| Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 37 | |
| Everton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 36 | |
| Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 36 | |
| Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 35 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 35 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 35 | |
| Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 33 | |
| Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 32 | |
| Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | -36 | 19 |